Mark Halperin's Political Tip Sheet for February 8, 2012

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<div>Wednesday, 8 February 2012</div>
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<!-- From: The Page by Mark Halperin - TIME.com --><!-- Subject: Mark Halperin's Political Tip Sheet for February 8, 2012 -->Target Practice<br/>http://time.chtah.com/a/tBPMqHeBASRffB8ex6jCUgxosxw/time50 Super PAC reuses Florida ad for 30-second Buckeye State spot to go after Newt (not Santo).

Announcer: "Newt Gingrich's tough talk sounds good but he has tons of baggage. How will he ever beat Obama?"

<br/><br/>Bandwagon Rolls Wednesday<br/>http://time.chtah.com/a/tBPMqHeBASRffB8ex6jCUgxosxw/time51 State Congressmen Upton and Walberg endorse Romney.<br/><br/>Messina: POTUS Won't Take Ax to Wall Street<br/>http://time.chtah.com/a/tBPMqHeBASRffB8ex6jCUgxosxw/time52 campaign manager tells group of Dem donors in Manhattan Obama plans to run against Romney, not demonize the industry that made the GOP frontrunner wealthy.<br/><br/>Carney to Brief<br/>http://time.chtah.com/a/tBPMqHeBASRffB8ex6jCUgxosxw/time53 answers reporters' questions at the WH.

Watch it LIVE here at 12:45 pm ET.<br/><br/>Boston: "Special Effort" in Arizona and Michigan<br/>http://time.chtah.com/a/tBPMqHeBASRffB8ex6jCUgxosxw/time54 MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown" Wednesday, Romney adviser Fehrnstrom says the campaign will make a "special effort" to win the "big primaries" in the Sun Devil and Wolverine States.

Insists the race is still "Mitt Romney versus a divided field"...<br/><br/>Santo Looks to the Rust Belt<br/>http://time.chtah.com/a/tBPMqHeBASRffB8ex6jCUgxosxw/time55 off his Tuesday night sweep, Pennsylvanian tells the "Morning Joe" crew he's turning his attention towards Michigan and Ohio.

Santorum: "We're heading to Michigan, we're really excited about that. We're also heading to Ohio. Super...<br/><br/>Gen Elex Round-Up<br/>http://time.chtah.com/a/tBPMqHeBASRffB8ex6jCUgxosxw/time56 poll of Virginia voters:

Obama 47 — Romney 43Obama 49 — Santorum 41 Obama 47 — Paul 40
Obama 51 — Gingrich 37

Conducted February 1 — 6, 2012. Margin of error 2.5 points.<br/><br/>Commander of the Old Dominion<br/>http://time.chtah.com/a/tBPMqHeBASRffB8ex6jCUgxosxw/time57 poll of likely Virginia primary voters:

Romney 68
Paul 19

Conducted Feb. 1 — 6, 2012. Margin of error 4.2 points.<br/><br/>
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